Commission considers condos, low-income housing projects

CARLSBAD -- The first housing proposal for the vast Robertson
Ranch property will go before the Carlsbad Planning Commission on
Wednesday.

The City Council recently approved the master planning document
for Robertson Ranch, a nearly 400-acre expanse of mostly
agricultural land along El Camino Real north of Cannon Road.

Now, the first housing development -- a 78-unit, low-income
apartment complex -- is moving forward. Because the project
comprises more than 50 units, it will need the approval of both the
commission and the City Council, a city staff report notes.

Plans call for the 4.74-acre site to contain three three-story
apartment buildings and a single-story leasing office. One-, two-
and three-bedroom units are planned. Access to the complex will be
via the future Glen Avenue.